One of the periodicals to which I subscribe recently featured the theme of ‘friendship,’ making me think about this in my life. I have friends whom I see only periodically, but when we meet up it’s like carrying on from the last time because we feel so comfortable with each other. We hold each other …
In June, Rev. Mr. Tai Le of the Prince Albert Diocese was ordained to the priesthood. He was subsidized by our Bursary Fund while studying at Newman Theological College in Edmonton and attending St. Joseph’s Seminary. We rejoice with his diocese. The following article was written by Fr. Le while still a deacon. Peace and …
I lived in Whitehorse until this spring, when we moved to the country. We always wanted to make the move, but didn’t get to it until this year. We had barely arrived when Papa ordered 100 chickens, (75 meat birds and 25 laying hens) and two pigs. We were considering getting a puppy, but fortunately …
I’m a retired priest from the St. John Diocese in New Brunswick and a former missionary from Fort Simpson, NWT. About half of my priesthood was spent in the north. I was ordained in 1967, the year Bishop Jon Hansen from Makenzie-Fort Smith was born. I grew up in the St. John Diocese. We’d occasionally …
Those who engage in the service of others often state that in doing so, they receive more than they give. These are certainly the sentiments of 10 Sisters, 4 priests and a bishop, all of whom have ministered among the Indigenous people of Western and Northern Canada and who now live at Trinity Manor, a …
I am William Mancao, a Filipino from the Missionary Seminary Redemptoris Mater of Vancouver, a fruit of the Neocatechumenal Way. I’ve finished my Philosophy and Theology studies and as part of my seminary formation, I’ve been sent for a year to Whitehorse. I arrived in July. It is a massive diocese that contains the whole …
Catholic Missions In Canada is one of the best kept secrets in our land. Comparatively speaking, very few Canadian Catholics know about CMIC. They don’t know that we solely support our ‘home’ missions and nothing else. They don’t know that our work allows us to assist those who serve in small and often isolated communities …
Periodically I get inquiries about volunteering for mission work. It’s understandable since we are an organization concerned with evangelization. From a practical point of view, we make people aware of and raise funds for home missions, but we don’t place missionaries. That’s the jurisdiction of bishops. It would be great if there was an agency …
